News Update… Supreme Court Quashes POCSO FIR Against Paternal Aunt: Counterblast Allegations in Marital Discord 27 Jul 2026 Background The appellant, the paternal aunt of twin children, was booked under Section 354 IPC and Section 8 of the POCSO Act on the basis of an FIR lodged by…
News Update Punjab & Haryana High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail to Retired SI in Bribery Case – Custodial Interrogation Essential in Corruption Matters 7 Jul 2026 Justice Sumeet Goel dismissed the petition seeking anticipatory bail filed by Veer Sain (retired Sub-Inspector, Haryana Police) in a case registered under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act,…
Jammu and Kashmir High Court… J&K & Ladakh HC Restores Cheque Bounce Complaint: Dismissal for Want of Prosecution Invalid at Pre-Service Stage 10 Mar 2026 The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has ruled that a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, cannot be dismissed for want of prosecution…
News Update Supreme Court Clarifies the Scope of Section 174A IPC in Relation to Section 82 Cr.P.C. 4 Jan 2025 In a significant judgment, the Supreme Court held that even if a proclamation issued under Section 82 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Cr.P.C.) is nullified due to quashing of…
News Update Supreme Court: Quashing Petitions Maintainable Post-Charge Sheet Filing Under Section 482 Cr.P.C. 9 Dec 2024 The Supreme Court, in the case of Mukesh & Ors. vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors., reiterated that an accused can invoke Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code…
News Update SC Agrees to Examine Guidelines for Criminal Proceedings on Counterfeit Drugs 1 Dec 2024 On November 29, the Supreme Court agreed to consider the lack of procedural guidelines for initiating criminal proceedings against individuals involved in manufacturing, storing, and selling counterfeit drugs. A bench…
News Update Simply because a person does not agree with state policies cannot be imprisoned: Delhi High Court 24 Feb 2021 Bail application was filed before Delhi High Court, where it was submitted that the applicant was falsely arrested on 13.02.2021 and was brought to New Delgi without obtaining a transit…
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